Chaceus

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Chaceus

Pretzmann, 1965

Chaceus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species: [1]

The genus' name commemorates Fenner A. Chace Jr. [2]

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References

  1. Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. Gerhard Pretzmann (1972). "Die Pseudothelphusidae (Crustacea Brachyura)". Zoologica (in German). 42 (120): 1–182. ISBN   978-3-510-55004-3.